Risk Assessment
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Risk Assessment and Communication Related to Water Resources
USDA. NAL. Water Quality Information Center.
Find article citations in NAL catalog (AGRICOLA) on risk assessment and communication from 1999 to the present. Bibliographies covering 1985-1993, 1988-1995 and 1995-1999 are also available.
Environmental Protection Agency.
"EPA conducts ecological risk assessments to determine what risks are posed by a pesticide and whether changes to the use or proposed use are necessary to protect the environment." The use of some pesticides may impact the quality of soil and water.
EPA. Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances.
Overview of the Ecological Risk Assessment Process in the Office of Pesticide Programs, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (PDF | 975 KB) EPA. Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances. Explains the ecological risk assessment process for the "evaluation of potential risk to endangered and threatened (listed) species from exposure to pesticides."
Water Quality Criteria
EPA. Office of Water.
"Section 304(a)(1) of the Clean Water Act requires EPA to develop criteria for water quality" that accurately reflect environmental or human health risks.
Risk Assessment and Risk Communication
EPA. National Agriculture Compliance Assistance Center.
For the agricultural sector, outlines the "potential threat of environmental exposures to human and ecological health" and defines risk assessment. Includes links to the Wildlife Exposure Factors Handbook and risk assessment software.
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
"The quality of risk analysis depends on adequacy of data and validity of method." Describes risk analysis, its potential uses, its information value and related legislative activity. Also find Environmental Risk Analysis: A Review of Public Policy Issues from CRS.
Ecological Risk Analysis: Guidance, Tools, and Applications
Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Environmental Sciences Division.
Explains the "expanded role of ecological risk analysis in environmental decision making, applying the principles and practices of ecological risk analysis to non-chemical stressors and to environmental management."
Argonne National Laboratory. Environmental Science Division.
Develops information and tools "to support decision-making based on health, safety, environmental, economic, and socio-cultural risks."
University of Minnesota. Digital Center for Risk Management Education.
"Organizes thousands of risk management materials which help producers and agricultural professionals quickly locate information, tools, and assistance on specific risk management topics."
International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS)
World Health Organization; International Labour Organization; United Nations Environment Programme.
Coordinates worldwide chemical safety activities.